According to the largest wiki in the world, Wikipedia, a wiki is "a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor."
Our wikis are powered by PB Works and are private sites (not viewable by the general public). PB Works allows teachers to create wikis and give their students special usernames and passwords that are specifically for students under the age of 13. With wikis, students can create blogs, an online portfolio, or save links to websites they will need again. With these wikis, students can take notes, see what their partner is doing, and make comments to each other. And they can view their wiki from any computer with an Internet access anytime they like: from home, or at school on a laptop.
Teachers like the wikis because they can see quickly how their students are progressing at a glance. Upon closer inspection, they can monitor page progression and even page history to see who is contributing to each page. With wikis, students can also upload other files, such as images, Word documents, PowerPoints, or even videos they create. In that sense, it's similar to a digital lockbox.
Our wikis are powered by PB Works and are private sites (not viewable by the general public). PB Works allows teachers to create wikis and give their students special usernames and passwords that are specifically for students under the age of 13. With wikis, students can create blogs, an online portfolio, or save links to websites they will need again. With these wikis, students can take notes, see what their partner is doing, and make comments to each other. And they can view their wiki from any computer with an Internet access anytime they like: from home, or at school on a laptop.
Teachers like the wikis because they can see quickly how their students are progressing at a glance. Upon closer inspection, they can monitor page progression and even page history to see who is contributing to each page. With wikis, students can also upload other files, such as images, Word documents, PowerPoints, or even videos they create. In that sense, it's similar to a digital lockbox.